The aim of Jie Li, M.D.’s 2010-12 RSNA
R&E Foundation Derek Harwood-Nash
Education Scholar Grant was to develop
an education program on breast imaging
for the Chinese Society of Radiology with
international cooperation. The success
of her project highlights what can be
achieved by global collaboration.

While training in the United States
from the Beijing Cancer Center Hospital &
Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, Dr.
Li and her exciting project were supported
by a unique partnership with Elizabeth
Morris, M.D., and the Department of Radiology
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center (MSKCC). Together, these partners
in education were able to provide training
and resources on breast imaging and
advance the Chinese radiologist’s usage of
the American College of Radiology (ACR)
BI-RADS Atlas to improve clinical practice
and research in breast imaging.

“My colleagues and I at MSKCC
are delighted to have had a
chance to work with Dr. Li and
witness what she has been able
to accomplish with the help of the
R&E Foundation. It is fascinating
to see what can be achieved with
the dedication of a few enthusiastic
collaborators living thousands
of miles apart.”

Dr. Li recognized the dramatic growth
in breast imaging knowledge in the past
decade, but was keenly aware that imaging
had not experienced similar growth
in her home country of China. With her
grant, she provided the education and
resources to close this gap and train
Chinese investigators to strengthen their
skills and improve clinical breast cancer
care in China.

Working in tandem with Dr. Morris
and guided by MSKCC’s David Dershaw,
M.D., and Beijing Cancer Hospital’s
Xiaopeng Zhang, M.D., Dr. Li developed
a breast imaging curriculum with theoretical
and skill-enhancing components
that has been taught throughout China.
Teaching files and electronic learning
resources and cases, along with FAQs on
breast imaging have been made available
through a free website

imagingonline.org.
Since 2011, five radiologists from
across China have completed a six-month
clinical fellowship training program
using these resources.

In November 2011,
the Breast Imaging Forum was held in
Beijing. In an effort to enhance communication
and information dissemination
among Chinese and US radiologists, the
Forum, hosted by leading Chinese breast
imaging societies and in collaboration
with MSKCC, was attended by 75 Chinese
radiologists and featured the curriculum
developed by Dr. Li and her dedicated
team of international collaborators. A final critical piece of this project
was the translation of the ACR BI-RADS
®Atlas in Mandarin. Guided by Hedvig
Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr (hc), and supported
by an additional grant from the
Breast Cancer Research Foundation,
the ACR BI-RADS Atlas was translated,
published and disseminated throughout
China through the Chinese Society of
Radiology. This marks the first time
that the complete concepts of BI-RADS ®
were introduced in China; and since this
introduction, the use of ACR BI-RADS in
published scientific

This project serves as an inspiring
example of the R&E Foundation’s mission
to advance radiologic education and
practice.